Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Venezuela: Protesters 'systematically' tortured by state security forces


Venezuela "brutally" abused opposition activists between April and September this year, rights groups claimed, during a heavy-handed crackdown on anti-government protests that led to scores of deaths on all sides. Government security forces tortured some of thousands of detainees with "electric shocks, asphyxiation, sexual assault, and other brutal techniques," according to a joint report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Penal Forum (PF) on Wednesday. More…

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